November 20: George McPhillips; Bryson hangs; U of M's first president.

In
January 1936 Bryson held up a gas station at Donald Street and St.
Mary Avenue
demanding the proceeds from a thirty-cent sale. Gillis and his partner
responded and were chasing the robber on foot when he turned and shot
Gillis. The 24-year veteran policeman died three weeks later in
hospital. For more about Constable Gillis. (Source of Gillis photo: Winnipeg Police Museum. Source of Bryson photo: Winnipeg Free Press, June 10, 1936.)

The Mayfair, Ontario native was president until 1934 which meant that he oversaw much of the university's initial growth. That included the start of the gradual transfer of the campus from Broadway to Fort Garry.

November 20, 1913 - George McPhillips
dies at his Kennedy Street home. A land surveyor, he was tasked with
creating the first official map of the City of Winnipeg. McPhillips
Street is named after him. (Also see Remembering George McPhillips.)